Cardboard container



Sept. 3, 1940- R. LAFLAMME CARDBOARD CONTAINER Filed Feb. 24, 1938 2Sheets-Sheet 1 e Aw m E m 4 w w w W M h. m M fl 5 ,/s n V q, a u H m A%W n 4 U E w b u u N .1 3 WL m & J \I v m I l I I m m r m 5 6 2 m m I).%5.14 N Ii q. 8 M. 2 3w: F E F Patented Sept. 3, 1940 umrso stares Parentor es 2,213,525 p CARDBOARD ooN'rAINEa Rene Laflamme, Hull, Quebec,Canada I Application February 24, 1938, Serial No. 192,352

4 Claims. (CL 229--19 My invention relates to packages and, while notlimited in use tosuch goods, in a more specific manner, it relates topackages for cigarettes.

It applies to cigarette packages of the stiff- 5 type, that is to say,to the type made of cardboard and comprising two main parts, namely,case or sleeve and insert or sliding part.

In the conventional package, the insert or sliding part consists of aone-piece sheet of cardboard folded over lengthwise with the length ofthe cigarettes. board being towards one end of the cigarettes when thispart is withdrawn partly from the sleeve, the short end provides a fiapwhich may be lifted to allow the removal of the contents. However, sincethe meeting point, as aforesaid, and therefore the flap, is at a certainend of the package, the insert must be withdrawn in one'direction onlynecessitating much attention. The

package must be upright and properly turned about to permit the rightend of the insert to be withdrawn, a process utterly impossible in thedark.

, The main object of my invention is, therefore,

to provide a cigarette package which may be opened at either end andwhich afi'ords equal ease for removal of its contents.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent by perusal of thefollowing description of the preferred embodiment of the invention shownin the accompanying drawings, in which,

I Figure 1 is a perspective view of a'cigarette package in accordancewith my invention in open aspect;

Figure 2 shows the insert or sliding part there- Figure 3 is a plan viewof the sliding part blank;

Figure 4 is a plan view of a suggestive tin-foil 40 blank;

Figure 5 is a further plan View of the sliding part blank; and I Figure6 is a side view of the insert or sliding part.

Similar reference numerals denote identical parts in all the views.

In the drawings 5 indicates the sleeve or outer section of aconventional cigarette package of that type including an inner sectionof containerlike form slidably arranged in said sleeve.

' The'latter is open at each end and the inner section is closed at itsinner end, open at its outer end, formed witha closure flap for itsouter end and with the flap releasably held in closure rela- The meetingpoint of the card-- tion with respect to the inner section whenthelatter is not extended the desired extent from the open outer end of theouter section to permit of the releasing. of the flap to allow accesstothe contents of the inner section. The sectional package, in accordancewith this invention ineludes an outer section 5 of sleeve-like formcorresponding to the form of sleeve referred to, but the inner sectiongenerally indicated at 5 is of a construction different from the saidouter section referred to in that one may have access to in the contentsthereof when such section is selectively extended from the open ends ofthe section.5. I

The insert or inner section 5 is tobe formed from the foldable blanks5*, 5 shown by Figures 16 3 and 5 respectively.

The blank 5 consists of a one-piece foldable web having a pair ofrectangular portions 6, 6 providing front and rear walls respectivelyfor closing parts of the front and back of the insert and disposed inoffset relation; a foldable oblong portion I I arranged between opposedsides of the portions 6, 6 providing one side wall of the insert; a pairof foldable oblong portions I2, I2 at the other sides of the portions 6,6- respectively 5 correlating when folded and secured together to formthe other side wall of the insert; a pair of foldable rectangularportions I3, l3 extended from and of greater width than the portions 6,

6* respectively and providing the end walls of 30 the insert; andfoldable substantially rectangular portions 8, 9 extended respectivelyfrom and corresponding i width to the portions l3, I3*- and formingclosure flaps for the open parts of the front and back of the insert andfor seating 35 against the side walls.

The portions II, I2, I 2 are disposed at right angles to the portions 8,9, l3, I3 The length of the portions 6, 6 is less than the length of theportions II, I2, I 2 The width of the portions 6, 6 is materiallygreater than the width of the portions II, I2, I2 The portion II isformed of a pair of parts H II of like length and width disposed inoffset relation (Figure 6). The portion I2 is formed of two parts ofequal length I2 I2 but part I2 is of greater width than part I2 The partI2 is inwardly offset with respect to part I2 The portion I 2 is formedof two parts 12 I2 of equal length, but the part I 2 is of greater widththan part IZ The part I2 50 is inwardly offset with respect to part I2The part I I aligns with part I2 The part I I aligns with the part I 2.The portion 6 has one end flush with corresponding end edges of theportions II, l2. The portion 6 has one of its ends 55,

flush with coresponding end edges of the portions ll, IZ The portions13, [3 are of greater width and are of materially less length than theportions 6, 6 respectively. The portions 8, 9 correspond in width to theportions [3, l3 respectively and are substantially of the same length asthe portions 6, 6 respectively. The portions 6, B in length correspondsubstantially to half of the length of the portions ll, l2, 12 The blankis scored between the portion 6 and the parts II and I2 between theportion B and the parts ll and I2 between the portions 6, B and theportions l3, I3 and between the portions l3, l3 and the portions 8, 9.The blank when folded to provide the insert and before the latter isinserted in the sleeve 5 will appear as shown by Figure 2.

The correlated side wall forming portions l2 may be secured together bycementitious material; as shown in Figure 5, the correlated side wallforming portions l2 [2 of the blank 5 are formed with oppositelydisposed notches 16 of like form for connecting said portionsl2 l2together. Otherwise than that as stated with respect to the blank 5 itwill correspond in form to the blank 5 The inner section 5 isillustrated as having removably stored therein cigarettes indicated atIn order to satisfy Government regulations, it may be necessary in somecases to make certain that one end of the insert may not be pulled outor opened without the removal of the excise stamp and, to that effect, Imay provide a sealing strip H, as shown in Figure 6, joining the flap 9to the rear portion of the insert. This strip may be easily removed bythe user, after the excise stamp has been removed andthe insert has beenpushed out for use.

It is suggested also that, in the use of a cigarette package made inaccordance with this invention, the reading matter may be arranged onthe opposite faces of the sleeve to read in opposite directions, so thatit will help to indicate the position of the opening flap at each end.

As'it is customary to first wrap the contents of .the package intinfoil, paper or other material, a suggestive wrapper blank is shown inFigure 4. This blank consists of a rectangular piece of materialsufficiently large to completely wrap the contents with sufi'icientmaterial added along the edges, as shown at I4, to permit overlapping.Cuts [5 may be made to permit easy opening thereof. It is to be clear,however, that any style wrapper may be used in combination with theinsert. It is to be understood, further, that changes may be made in theinsert to suit various requirements or the course of manufacture withoutdeparting from the spirit of the inven-' tion as covered by my claims.It is similarly permissible to employ the herein novel insert, orvariations therefrom within the above-mentioned scope with cases orsleeves which may differ in shape or style from that shown and describedin the specification.

What I claim is:

l. A blank for forming a slidable inner container-like section, formedwith an open front and back of a two part package having an outersleeve-like section for encompassing and in which the inner section isslidably mounted, said blank comprising a one-piece web having afoldable inner and a pair of foldable outer oblong portions disposed inparallel spaced relation, said inner 75; portion when foldedconstituting one side wall of the inner section, said outer portionswhen folded correlating to constitute the other side wall of the innersection, a pair of rectangular portions disposed in offset relation withrespect to each other, arranged between said inner and outer portions,forming parts of the front and back of said inner section, of lesslength than the said other portions and each having an end edge aligningwith corresponding end edges of said inner oblong portion and one'ofsaid oblong outer portions a pair of oppositely disposed foldablerectangular portions of less length and of greater width than andextended outwardly from nonaligned ends of the said other rectangularportions and providing shiftable end walls for said inner section andeach for seating against corresponding ends of said side walls,oppositely disposed foldable rectangular portions extended outwardlyfrom the outer ends of the rectangular portions of less length andconstituting closure fiaps for the open part of the said front and back,and said web being formed with scores to provide for folding the saidportions other than the portions forming parts of said front and back.

2. A blank for forming a slidable inner container-like section, formedwith an open front and back of a two part package having an outersleeve-like section for encompassing and in which the inner section isslidably mounted, said blank comprising a one-piece web having afoldable inner and a pair of foldable outer oblong portions disposed inparallel spaced relation, said inner portion when folded constitutingone side Wall of the inner section, said outer portions when foldedcorrelating to constitute the other side wall of the inner section, apair of rectangular portions disposed in offset relation with respect toeach other, arranged between said inner and outer portions, formingparts of the front and back of said inner section, of less length thanthe said other portions and each having an end edge aligning withcorrespending end edges of said inner oblong portion and one of saidoblong outer portions, a pair of oppositely disposed foldablerectangular portions of less length and of greater width than andextended outwardly from non-aligned ends of the saidother rectangularportions and providing shiftable end walls for said inner section andeach for seating against corresponding ends of said side walls,oppositely disposed foldable rectangular portions extended outwardlyfrom the outer ends of the rectangular portions of less length andconstituting closure flaps for the open part of the said front and back,said web being formed with scores to provide for folding the saidportions other than the portions forming parts of said front and back,said side walls forming portions being of greater length and of lesswidth than the said front and back forming portions, and said flapforming portions being of greater length and corresponding in Width tothe said end wall forming portions.

3. A blank for forming a slidable inner container-like section, formedwith an open front.

and back of a two part package having an outer sleeve-like section forencompassing and in which the inenr section is slidably mounted, saidblank comprising a one-piece web having a foldable inner and a pair offoldable outer oblong portions disposed in parallel spaced relation,said inner portion when folded constituting one side wall of the innersection, said outer portions when folded correlating to constitute theother side wall of the inner section, a pair of rectangular portionsdisposed in offset relation with 7 of said inner oblong portion and oneof said oblong outer portions, a pair of oppositely disposed foldablerectangular portions of less length and of greater width than andextended outwardly from non-aligned ends of the said other rectangularportions and providing shiftable end walls for said inner section andeach for seating against corresponding ends of said side walls,

oppositely disposed foldable rectangular portions extended outwardlyfrom the outer ends of the rectangular portions of less length andconstituting closure flaps for the open part of the said front and back,said web being formed with scores to provide for folding the saidportions other than the portions forming parts of said front and back,said inner oblong portion formed of a pair of parts of equal length andlike width disposed in offset relation, each of said outer oblongportions formed of a pair of parts of equal length and with one of suchparts of greater Width than the other, the said rectangular portionforming a part of said front merging into one of the parts of said inneroblong portion and the widest part of one of said outer oblong portions,and the said rectangular portion forming a part of said back merginginto the other part of said inner oblong portion and the wide part ofthe other outer oblong portion.

4. A blank for forming a slidable inner container-like section, formedwith an open front and back of a two part package having an outersleeve-like section for encompassing and in which the inner section isslidably mounted, said blank comprising a one-piece web having afoldable inner an da pair of foldable outer oblong portions disposed inparallel spaced relation, said inner portion when folded constitutingone side wall of the inner section, said outer portions when foldedcorrelating to constitute the other side wall of the inner section, apair of rectangular portions disposed in offset relation with respect toeach other, arranged between said inner and outer portions, formingparts of the front and back of said inner section, of less length thanthe said other portions and each having an end edge aligning withcoresponding end edges of said inner oblong portion and one of saidoblong outer portions, a pair of oppositely disposed foldable.

rectangular portions of less length and of greater width than andextended outwardly from nonaligned ends of the said other rectangularportions and providing shiftable end walls for said inner section andeach for seating against corresponding ends of said side walls,oppositely disposed foldable rectangular portions extended outwardlyfrom the outer ends of the rectangular portions of less length andconstituting closure flaps for the open part of the said front and back,saidweb being formed with scores to provide for folding the saidportions other than the portions forming parts of said front and back,said rectangular portions forming parts of the front and back of theinner section corresponding in length to half of the length of the saidoblong portions, and said flap forming portions substantiallycoresponding in length and of a greater width than the said rectangularportions forming parts of said front and back for seating againstexposed end edges of the side wall forming portions.

RENE LAFLAMMIEI.

